THE INFLUENCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING ENJOYMENT ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING ENGAGEMENT OF STUDENTS AT VALAYA ALONGKORN RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY UNDER THE ROYAL PATRONAGE
Keywords:
Enjoyment, Engagement, English Language LearningAbstract
The purposes of this study were to 1) investigate the level of enjoyment in English language learning of students at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage, 2) investigate the level of engagement in English language learning of the students, and 3) investigate the influence of English language learning enjoyment on the English language learning engagement of the students. This study employed a quantitative research approach. The instrument for obtaining the data was a questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of the CFLES (Li, Jiang & Dewaele, 2018) for measuring the enjoyment in foreign language learning and the LCES (Eerdemutu, Dewaele & Wang, 2024) for measuring the engagement in language classroom. The scales’ validity was examined by their developers. The scales’ reliabilities attained from the pilot-tested study by the author were between 0.94-0.95. The sample for this study consisted of 97 undergraduate students who enrolled in the VLE205 and VLE310 courses in the second semester of the 2024 academic year at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage. The sampling method was convenience sampling. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and regression analysis.
The results of the study revealed that the students experienced enjoyment in English language learning at a high level (M = 4.31, SD = 0.57). They also had engagement in English language learning at a high level (M = 3.94, SD = 0.68). In addition, the regression analysis showed that the enjoyment in English language learning in terms of private and atmosphere aspects could predict 61% of variation of the engagement in English language learning (R Squared = 0.61).
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